Abdominal corset.



PATENTED APR; 25, 1905.

C. MUNTER. ABDOMINAL CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30. 1904.

MIVENTOR C/zarlesflunfer WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS NITED STATES Patented April 25, 1905.

CHARLES MUNTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ABDOIVHNAL CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,275, dated April25, 1905.

Application filed November 30, 1904. $61131 NO- 234,873-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES MUNTER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved AbdominalCorset, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a construction of corset which extends from thewaist-line over the abdomen and hips and which can be worn in connectionWith ashort corset or with any article of underwear for the body.

The purpose of the invention is to provide an article of apparel whichserves as a conformer for the body and which may be readily applied andoperated to properly shape the figure at the waist, stomach, and hipsand which can be comfortably worn with beneficial effect.

A further purpose of the invention is to so construct a corset that itwill shape the abdominal region of the body by providing for an equaldistribution of flesh over the parts which are not naturally fleshy byreducing or drawing back the superabundance of flesh at nearby parts andto accomplish such result without detrimental strain.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide an abdominal corset whichwill tend to impart a perfect form to the figure at the lower portion ofthe body and which willsupport the abdomen without undue pressure on thedelicate organs in that part of the human frame.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forminga part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 illustrates the improved corset as upon afigure and viewed fromthe rear. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the corset, also shown appliedto the figure; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the corset asit appears before being placed on the body.

The corset is made principally of a pliable material, such as fabric,and is made to fit snugly and smoothly around the waist and over thestomach and hips and at the back from the waist-line to the hip-line.

The device consists, primarily, of a bodysection A, adapted to extendaround the front and side portions of the body of the wearer andpartially along the back, an intermediate section B, also constituting aportion of the back of the device, draw-strings or laces C, and tabs Dfor the laces.

At one edge of the body-section A a stay or strengthening strip 10 islocated, extending from the top to the bottom, which stay orstrengthening strip is preferably made of metalsteel, for example-and aseries of hooks 11 is secured to this strengthening or stay strip 10,the hooks extending beyond the inner faces of the said body-section, asis best shown in Fig. 3. At the opposite end of the body-section A ofthe device stay or strengthening strips 12 and 12 are provided, and thematerial between the said strengthening or stay strips 12 and 12 isperforated, and eyelets are placed in the perforations, forming therebyaseries of transversely-arranged eyeleted openings 13.

The intermediate section B of the device is provided at one vertical ortransverse edge with a stay or strengthening strip 14, and

eyes 15 are secured to this strip, adapted to receive the hooks 11 abovereferred to, and thus provide a connection between the body of thedevice and the intermediate section B. At the opposite vertical ortransverse edge of the intermediate section B of the device stay orstrengthening strips 16 and 16 are located, and between these two strips16 and 16* the material of the said intermediate section B is providedwith series of apertures containing eyelets, forming a row oftransversely-arranged eyeleted openings or apertures 17.

The lacing C consists of a number of independent laces 18, which arecarried through the'eyeleted openings 13 and 17 circumferentially of thedevice, as is best shown in Fig. 3, and the ends of the laces arecarriedin opposite directions, and the ends of the laces at each side of thespace between the eyeleted portion of the body and the eyeleted portionI is shown in Fig. 2.

In operation the hooks 11 are disconnected from the eyes 15, and thelacing is loosened. The device can then be readily placed upon theperson and used singly or as an adjunct to an ordinary corset or used inconnection with any pliable piece of underwear for the body. After thedevice has been placed upon the person the hooks 11 are made to enterthe eyes 15, and then the wearer by grasping the tabs D and pullingupwardly and forwardly thereon may draw the device sufiiciently tight tobring the opposing eyeleted edge portions together, and as the laces areindependent one of the other and, are all carried to a forward upperside portion of the device the strain is distributed uniformly over theparts encompassed by the device, and consequently the wearer experienceslittle, if any, discomfort and soon becomes accustomed to the article.The gradual reduction of the parts encircled by the device causes thesurplus flesh to be evenly distributed over parts which are not fleshyand gives a trim and shapely appearance not only to the waist, but alsoto the abdomen and hips and back below the waist, and as the materialemployed Having thus described my invention, I claim 7 as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent An abdominal corset constructed of pliablematerial and adapted to conform to the shape of the waist, abdomen andhips of the wearer, and comprising a body-section having a stay at oneedge, and a rear intermediate section having a stay in its edge oppositeto the other stay, said stays being provided with releasable fasteningdevices, and said body-section and intermediate section each havingparallel stays at its other edge, with a row of eyelets therebetween,and independent laces passed between corresponding eyelets, crossed andgiven an upward direction to the waistline at the front portion, saidlaces being brought together and provided at their ends with tabshavinghooks adapted to engage with eyes located on said body-section atthe upper end or waist portion of the corset, whereby the tendency is tolift the parts inclosed upwardly and at the same time compress saidparts.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES MUNTER.

WVitnesses:

J. FRED. ACKER, JNo. M. RITTER.

